Comparison

Orca Scan vs ZXing

No leader: the top candidate Orca Scan has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Orca Scan full profile →ZXing full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Orca Scan70

ZXing57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Orca Scan	ZXing
Vioscale score	70 / 100low · 26%	57 / 100low · 24%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$39	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.7
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.google.zxing%3Acore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	18,836
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	34,076
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	4
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	184
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

Orca Scan70 / 100low · 26%

ZXing57 / 100low · 24%

Pricing

Free tier

Orca Scan✓

ZXing✓

Model

Orca Scanfreemium

ZXingcommercial

Price level

Orca Scanmid

ZXingfree

Starting price

Orca Scan$39

ZXing–

Transparent

Orca Scan✓

ZXing✓

Integrations

Count

Orca Scan13

ZXing–

Security

Scorecard

Orca Scan–

ZXing6.7

Vulnerabilities

Orca Scan–

ZXingCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.google.zxing%3Acore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Orca Scan–

ZXing18,836

Github stars

Orca Scan–

ZXing34,076

Activity

Commits last 30d

Orca Scan–

ZXing4

Release

Cadence days

Orca Scan–

ZXing184

History

Orca Scan–

ZXing20 items

License

Spdx

Orca Scan–

ZXingApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Orca Scan–

ZXingJava

Market

Availability

Orca ScanAvailable worldwide

ZXing–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for qr code tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for QR Code Tools
Capability	Orca Scan	ZXing
Capabilities
Dynamic URL routing post print	-	-
Custom branded designs logos colors	-	-
Device os conditional routing app stores	-	-
Vcard digital business card generation	-	-
White label custom domain masking	-	-
Gps location and scan time analytics	-	-
Google analytics utm auto generation	-	-
Bulk CSV generation engine	-	-
Zapier webhook scan triggers	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
ISO 27001	-	-
Pricing model	-	-

Capabilities

Dynamic URL routing post print

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

Custom branded designs logos colors

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

Device os conditional routing app stores

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

Vcard digital business card generation

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

White label custom domain masking

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

Gps location and scan time analytics

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

Google analytics utm auto generation

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

Bulk CSV generation engine

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

Zapier webhook scan triggers

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

SOC2 type ii

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

ISO 27001

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

Pricing model

Orca Scan-

ZXing-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Orca Scan

A cloud-based platform that enables organizations to scan, track, and manage assets using barcodes across mobile and desktop devices. Users can create custom workflows, generate barcode labels, and sync data with existing business systems.

Independently observed

ZXing

ZXing is a community-maintained library for reading and creating various barcode types. Originally written in Java, it's available across Android, iOS, and other platforms through community-developed ports.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Orca Scan

from $39/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free tier to $39–$99/month for core plans, plus usage-based overages. Annual commitment available.

FreeFree
- 1 sheet
- 50 rows
- Revision history
- Offline access
Starter$39–$49/month; $15 per extra user
- 2 included users
- 5 sheets
- 100 rows
- Multiple admins
- Custom fields
- +5 more
Business$79–$99/month; $25 per extra user
- 5 included users
- 10 sheets
- 2,000 rows
- All Starter features
- Priority support
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom users
- Custom sheets
- 10,000+ rows
- All Business features
- Dedicated success manager

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

ZXing

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Orca Scan	ZXing
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Orca Scan✓

ZXing✗

iOS

Orca Scan✓

ZXing✓

Android

Orca Scan✓

ZXing✓

macOS

Orca Scan✓

ZXing✗

Windows

Orca Scan✓

ZXing✗

Linux

Orca Scan✓

ZXing✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Orca Scan✓

ZXing✗

Self-hosted

Orca Scan✗

ZXing✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Orca Scan

13 total

Microsoft Excel
Google Sheets
Zapier
Microsoft Power BI
Tableau
Google Data Studio
Grafana
SQL Server
Maria DB
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Oracle DB
REST API

Independently observed

ZXing

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.